Mastering Black and White Photography in Lightroom
Take your B&W photo processing using Lightroom Classic to the next level with Serge Ramelli! In this class Serge goes through 9 color to B&W processing projects designed to teach you a variety of tips and techniques for mastering black & white photography. By the end of the class you’ll know Serge’s complete workflow for making fine art black & white photographs that can be applied to landscape and portrait images.
Release Date: 2020-11-05
Lessons
Transforming a Simple Day Shot into Artistic B&W
Join Serge as he jumps right into the first B&W conversion.
Duration: 20 mins 43 seconds
Long Exposure B&W
In this example Serge demonstrates a technique for B&W conversion on a long exposure seaside scene.
Duration: 16 mins 0 seconds
Graphical B&W
This technique largely takes place in camera, but then is finished in Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 7 mins 49 seconds
Eiffel Tower Pano
In trying to create a unique view of the Eiffel Tower, Serge demonstrates his technique for converting to B&W.
Duration: 20 mins 45 seconds
Bonus: Split Toning Eiffel Tower Pano
Taking the B&W version of his Eiffel Tower pano, Serge demonstrates how you can tint a B&W photo.
Duration: 2 mins 13 seconds
Selective Color Technique
A variation on a pure B&W photo is to retain some color in the final image with the rest in B&W.
Duration: 15 mins 22 seconds
Portrait Retouching in B&W
Learn a few tips and tricks for retouching a portrait while converting to B&W.
Duration: 10 mins 41 seconds
Starting From a Preset
Presets can be a great starting place as you work to customize the look of the final image.
Duration: 2 mins 8 seconds
Giving a Photo an Old B&W Look
Starting from a preset, Serge demonstrates how to create the look of an old B&W film photo.
Duration: 1 mins 55 seconds